Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Thornton Watlass, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornton Watlass map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Thornton Watlass |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.266162 |
| Longitude | -1.640084 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thornton Watlass gathers its stone cottages around a wide, expansive green that holds the light of the Yorkshire sky with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Bedale (from Bedale: bearing 232°T, OS grid SE 235 856), and is situated south-south-west of Burrill village. To the north-west, the gentle rise of Gospel Hill marks the horizon, a silent sentinel that has watched over the shifting patterns of the fields for centuries. Thornton Watlass retains a character defined by its historic hall and the ancient, sturdy tower of St. Mary’s Church, which anchors the landscape against the passing seasons. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the 200 hectares of Thorp Perrow Arboretum offer a living gallery of trees that deepen the colour of the autumn air. The land here slopes with a subtle, rhythmic intention toward the drainage of the surrounding dales, carrying the memory of rain and growth. Small lanes connect the houses, worn smooth by generations who have walked the path between the green and the open spaces of the nearby hills. This corner of the world remains defined by the slow, deliberate work of the seasons rather than the haste of the modern age.
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Explore Thornton Watlass, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.266162, -1.640084. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |